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  • Fedgazette: Motivated to automate

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    12th April, 2018

    “Scarce labor and competitive pressures are leading Ninth District manufacturers to invest in smart machines”

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  • St Louis Fed: Closer look at the reasons for low inflation

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    06th April, 2018

    A short summary of the different theories to explain the low inflation that the U.S. and other developed countries have been experiencing in recent years.

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  • Chastity Belt – Black Sail (Live on KEXP)

    05th April, 2018

    Chastity Belt performing “Black Sail” live in the KEXP studio.

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  • The Brian Jonestown Massacre – What’s In My Bag?

    31st March, 2018

    ‘Anton Newcombe of The Brian Jonestown Massacre goes shopping at Amoeba Music in San Francisco.’

    And by the way, what a beard!

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  • The Mysteries of Sleep

    26th March, 2018

    “Neurologist Dr Guy Leschziner explores medical causes of sleep deprivation or disruption and their consequences.”

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  • IMF Paper: Leverage – A Broader View

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    26th February, 2018

    “Traditional measures of leverage in the financial system tend to reflect bank balance sheet data. The paper argues that these traditional, bank-centric measures should be augmented by considering pledged collateral in the financial system since pledged collateral provides a measure of an important part of nonbank funding to banks.”

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  • BBC Interview with Paul Banks of Interpol

    12th February, 2018

    The frontman of Interpol speaks to the BBC. Influenced by a range of bands including Nirvana and The Cure.

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  • What keeps the Chanceller of the Exchequer awake at night

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    29th January, 2018

    BBC Program (29 minutes): “If you’re the Chancellor of the Exchequer, worrying about where the next financial crisis might come from, what keeps you awake at night?”

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  • TED Talk: Record Collectors and Cultural Archivists

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    29th January, 2018

    “For generations, record collectors have played a vital role in the preservation of musical and cultural heritage by “digging” for obscure music created by overlooked artists.”

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  • The Ghan – 17hr broadcast

    29th January, 2018

    “Cruelly tasked with sitting through Australia’s first foray into ‘slow TV’, Naaman Zhou finds The Ghan both mesmerising and rewarding”

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